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Old April 14th, 2012, 04:00 AM
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The free Ettin's are clearly a mistake caused by a typing error in the CBM mod. Free Ettin's are not intended to be available from magic sites in any way, and comparing them to anything else that is intended to be in the game is simply ridiculous. Regardless of how powerful you think what you are comparing it to might be. Plus the barrier to entry between using an Alt site for Wish and recruiting free Ettins is as wide as the universe itself.

And the fact that you know it's a bug and yet decide to exploit it anyway marks you out as an out and out cheating douchebag in my books.


Edit - You've made the HoF. Congrats! -- http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/...ost&p=22003703
This game has a lot of bugs. For that matter, the RNG itself may be considered a bug, and yet we live with it. So apparently, being hit by a bug that prohibits you from recruiting an underwater commander is OK (which I obviously don't need, but some other nation would have greatly benefited from), but recruiting a thug chassis is *not* OK? Who makes this call? You personally?

I know this is the internet, and I guess it's too much to ask every person not be a frothing imbecile who freely resorts to name-calling and being an obnoxious ******* (yes, I'm looking at *you* and your douchy icon), but I'm hoping the rest of the players will be able to respond to my inquiry much more civilly.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 04:11 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

For what it's worth, no, I don't think recruiting free thugs is a good thing to do.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 04:30 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

This game didn't specify so what is done is done at this point. Howver if consensus is that they shouldn't be recruitable I would say recruiting should stop. The one game I started I did specify that recruiting 0G Ettin was verboten. So my vote would be no more of em.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 04:32 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

This really needs a vote?

Come on!

Forbidden.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 04:44 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

OOC: Absolutely, totally forbidden.

I mean the site is an Atlantian city of Shamblers. I don't believe it giving access to recruitable Ettins is WAI (working as intended). Indeed, it was probably intended to give you access to Consort Queens or that priest Atlantian that you get on that mercenary group. Exploiting the 0g commander/thug chassis is gamey.

For now, can the Ettins and leave them in your capital, I'd say. Or kill them off creatively. An alteration site giving a discount to wish still has very high barriers to use (the paths, the initial gems, etc.).

FYI, other "gamey" actions which are not allowed include flooding a nation who has just put up Forge of the Ancients with 40 magic trinkets, etc. Use your own judgement, and if you believe it might be questionable, ask.

IC: Hey, this map is like Europe, and scaly lizardmen are located in Scandinavia! Hey, we want our oil and lutefisk back.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 04:54 AM
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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

Fine, I've stopped recruiting them.

I don't have the means to get rid of the ones I currently have, but I can promise not to do anything with them. They're rather useless where they are anyway, as they're merely sitting on top of my "best site" in a wasteland.
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Ah c'mon,

Scandanvia is the popular tourist site for the Lizards! It goes well with our cold-bloodedness.

I hope the rest of the world is observing the aggression that is about to take place from Helheim. Once he smashes our peaceful lands He'll be adding a lot of land to his nation. It might be wise to stop him now before he grows stronger and stronger!
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Old April 14th, 2012, 05:09 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

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The free Ettin's are clearly a mistake caused by a typing error in the CBM mod. Free Ettin's are not intended to be available from magic sites in any way, and comparing them to anything else that is intended to be in the game is simply ridiculous. Regardless of how powerful you think what you are comparing it to might be. Plus the barrier to entry between using an Alt site for Wish and recruiting free Ettins is as wide as the universe itself.

And the fact that you know it's a bug and yet decide to exploit it anyway marks you out as an out and out cheating douchebag in my books.


Edit - You've made the HoF. Congrats! -- http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/...ost&p=22003703
This game has a lot of bugs. For that matter, the RNG itself may be considered a bug, and yet we live with it. So apparently, being hit by a bug that prohibits you from recruiting an underwater commander is OK (which I obviously don't need, but some other nation would have greatly benefited from), but recruiting a thug chassis is *not* OK? Who makes this call? You personally?

I know this is the internet, and I guess it's too much to ask every person not be a frothing imbecile who freely resorts to name-calling and being an obnoxious ******* (yes, I'm looking at *you* and your douchy icon), but I'm hoping the rest of the players will be able to respond to my inquiry much more civilly.
You are seriously clueless aren't you.

How the game engine itself works is something completely out-of-control of all the players and modders, and those who choose to play and mod Dominions all just have to accept this and deal with any of the bugs that might exist in the engine. (because there is nothing we can do about it other than report them and hope they get fixed). And comparing the use of a known, unintended and moddable bug to issues with the game engine is a seriously poor argumentative stance to take. Various community rules have been formed to deal with the limitations/bugs in the game engine (lab filling, scout blocking etc), and these exist solely because there is nothing we can do about those bugs. So are you also saying that it's ok to exploit any game engine bug as well because another bug allows the recruitment of free Wild Ettins?

Plus these 'game engine bugs' are totally separate from the bug you are using and exploiting, and again comparing the two of them is just you clutching at straws for an argument to support your decision to cheat. And what makes this all the worse is that you know the free Wild Ettins are a bug, and yet not only are you trying to say it's fine to use them, you are also trying to argue it against an overwheling community opinion that you are wrong, and that you are cheating. And you know you are chaating, and now that you've been caught you are trying to defend your actions with ridiculous arguments and comparisons.


And to further elaborate on your pathetic attempt to justify your actions, here is what you should do if you think something in the game, that can be modded, is too powerful or an exploit. (such as your claim about the Alt site)

1 - Go to the CBM thread and argue your case. If it's a good argument and others agree with you then there is a good chance something will be done about it in the next version.

2 - Create your own mod that removes or nerfs whatever it is you think is overpowered and/or an exploit. Then use that mod in the games you play.


What you should never do is cheat by using a known exploit just because you think using this exploit is comparable to other things in the game which you consider are exploits. Notice the word you is very important in this argument, because any player can form an opinion for himself of something in the game which is overpowered or an exploit, but if then everyone decided to cheat to counter their perceived opinions of an exploit, then both the game and the community would disintergrate. As your argument could just as easily be written as...

"I think Niefleheim are overpowered, therefore because they are in this game I now feel it is perfectly acceptable for me to cheat and use whatever exploits I can in order to make up for this".

Or rewritten to fit your arguments.

"I think the Alt dicount site is overpowered and an exploit, therefore because there is a slight chance that it might be in the game, and an even slightly chance someone might use it, I now feel it is perfectly acceptable for me to cheat and use whatever exploits I can in order to make up for this".

or

"I think the game engine has some bugs in it and these bugs are an exploit, and because a weird bug might happen at some point in the game, I now feel it is perfectly acceptable for me to cheat and use whatever exploits I can in order to make up for this".

Now do you see how pathetic your argument is?

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but I'm hoping the rest of the players will be able to respond to my inquiry much more civilly.
I wouldn't count on this in your case. Since the Dominions community is generally a very good one, and we really don't like cheaters at all. Go and do a search for "Norfleet" if you want to see how highly regarded cheaters are around here.

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...but recruiting a thug chassis is *not* OK? Who makes this call? You personally?
The admin decides. The wider community decides. The main modder of CBM decides (by declaring it a bug). Everyone has decided free Wild Ettins are a bug. And the one person who should never decide it is you. You cheating douchebag who wants to exploit them to his advantage.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 05:25 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

Thanks for not using them or recruiting any more, megawidget. Next game I need to remember to crack open the mod and see if I can fix this.

I found this same site in the game MadnessOfKings, and haven't been recruiting them - so I'm putting my money where my mouth is on this one :-)

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Fine, I've stopped recruiting them.

I don't have the means to get rid of the ones I currently have, but I can promise not to do anything with them. They're rather useless where they are anyway, as they're merely sitting on top of my "best site" in a wasteland.
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Old April 14th, 2012, 05:30 AM

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Default Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running

I dont want to beat up on you megawidget- but I'd prefer the ettins dead. You actually do have the means to kill them- make a ring of water breathing (const 0), give it to one, send it underwater, take it away. The next turn, it will drown. Rinse and repeat.

I hope there is no ill will on your part. Im sorry that Calahan was rude to you, but I agree with his arguments. Luck in getting good magic sites is part of the game. But even sites with path bonuses usually save you only a few gems- the Alt bonus/ wish scenario is a rare case, and isn't relevant until late game. But the free ettin is 14 free nature gems (without even costing a mage/turn) per turn. That's huge! The RNG argument also makes no sense- it affects all of us equally, and we all accept that chance is part of the game anyway. Also, I think it should be obvious that using a known bug is clearly not good sportsmanship.

So, I hoping you see where we're all coming from, right?
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